Robert McQueen
Robert McQueen
Contact
Stokes N230H
Email: robert.mcqueen.2@bc.edu
Education
- B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- M.A., Boston College
Courses
Philosophy of the Person I & II
Research Interests
Early Modern Metaphysics
Office hours
M 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
W 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Department
Biography
My main area of expertise is Early Modern Metaphysics and the History of Philosophy. My current aim is to investigate the nature of causation, expression, conception, and power primarily within the works of Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz. I believe that such research can bear important contributions to contemporary debates concerning Monism, Grounding, and Essence. More specifically, I want to ask what it means when we say such things as: (1) "something is what it is in virtue of X", (2) "X is more real than Y", (3) "X and Y are in reality" (4) "X exists". In my free time, I enjoy fiddling around with the piano, running around the Charles, and playing chess. If you'd like to play some chess, send me your counter to D4.